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silkflowers47 t1_iuft1au wrote

Reply to comment by acoolusersknee in Online age-verification system could create ‘honeypot’ of personal data and pornography-viewing habits, privacy groups warn by Lakerlion

You know other countries have identification from birth thats used online right?? Its not the hell hole you imagine but kids actually not being able to view porn

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acoolusersknee t1_iuftrlz wrote

I am not aware of any countries that require some form of state ID to get online. I could see China implementing something of the sort but I haven't seen any source that suggests that they do. What countries are you referring to?

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silkflowers47 t1_iufu3y2 wrote

Im south korean and we have an identification number for everyone. Websites are actually well regulated with the number. Collecting data works great for korea and tech companies are able to support government regulations and work with them.

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acoolusersknee t1_iufyqgi wrote

That is really interesting. How does it work exactly? Do you enter your number when you first open a web browser or is it a per website thing?

From the outside looking in it seems like the South Korean government cares a lot more about its citizens than the US government does. An online identification system may work in South Korea but I don't think there would be any consumer protections implemented in the US if such an identification system was implemented. Of course this is just my opinion and I don't have anything to back it up besides what I see going in the country.

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dmintz t1_iug2ljh wrote

The South Korean Government has had tons of scandals recently about being directly in bed with Samsung etc.

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Throwawayingaccount t1_iug3cvv wrote

> How does it work exactly? Do you enter your number when you first open a web browser or is it a per website thing?

It's a per website thing, or at least it was ~10 years ago.

This lead to something -INCREDIBLY- stupid.

South Korea is where a -LOT- of MMOs start.

So... there became a market for Korean SSNs, purely so you can play video games.

I am 100% serious. The leading reason for using someone else's identity in South Korea is to play video games.

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